Table 4.4—Simulated effects of selected futures on projected hardwood roundwood supplies, net annual growth, and inventories of growing 
stock on private ownerships by section or region; hardwood stumpage prices indexes, hardwood lumber and roundwood pulpwood consumption 
by section or region; and hardwood lumber price indexes in the United States, selected years 1984~-2030—Continued 
(All projections at equilibrium levels) 
Increased 
management 
Natural Planted All intensity on 
High High Reduced regeneration pine Economic economic _ forest industry 
Improved exports imports Reduced Reduced national on marginal on marginal opportunities opportunities timberlands in 
Base processing of timber of timber timberland timber forest cropland cropland on private on private Douglas-fir 
Item and year projection’ efficiency? products* products* area® growth® harvest’ and pasture* and pasture” timberlands!° lands!! region'? 
Hardwood lumber 
production ————————————— SS «Million: board -feet..:lumber- tally 
Southeast 
1984 1,930 1,930 1,930 1,930 1,930 1,930 1,930 1,930 1,930 
1990 2,088 2,088 2,088 2,086 2,087 2,088 2,088 2,083 2,083 
2000 2,130 2,131 2,131 2,124 2,130 2,126 2,130 2,105 2,105 
2010 2,204 2,204 2,206 2,188 2,202 2,199 2,200 2,126 2,121 
2020 2,301 2,299 2,31) 2,270 2,298 2,299 2,289 2,140 2,125 
2030 2,326 2,318 2,345 2,270 2,316 2,335 2,308 2,080 2,067 
South Central 
1984 2,384 2,384 2,384 2,384 2,384 2,384 2,384 2,384 2,384 
1990 2,530 2,529 2,532 2,526 2,521 2,538 2,530 2,521 2,521 
2000 2,626 2,620 2,636 2,610 2,605 2,674 2,625 2,580 2,580 
2010 2,708 2,688 2,736 2,672 2,672 2,831 2,684 2,555 2,534 
2020 2,765 2,145 2,832 2,694 2,711 2,975 2,751 2,505 2511 
2030 2,657 2,566 2,785 2,536 2,564 2,948 2,710 2,343 2,433 
Northeast 
1984 1,418 1,418 1,418 1,418 1,418 1,418 1,418 1,418 1,418 
1990 J 5523 1,521 1,521 1,523 1,524 15522 1,523 1,524 1,524 
2000 1,673 1,670 1,669 1,676 1,676 1,667 1,673 1,683 1,683 
2010 1,887 1,883 1,881 1,894 1,892 1,871 1,891 1,917 1,920 
2020 2,120 2,118 2,113 2133 2,127 2,093 2,124 2,174 2,175 
2030 2,314 2,318 2,309 2,336 2,327 2,277 2,311 2,385 2,376 
North Central 
1984 1,823 1,823 1,823 1,823 1,823 1,823 1,823 1,823 1,823 
1990 1,912 1,913 1,913 1,912 1,913 1,911 1,912 1,914 1,914 
2000 2,027 2,030 2,031 2,030 2,030 2,020 2,027 2,038 2,038 
2010 2,228 23232 2.232 2,235 2233 2,210 2,232 2,261 2,265 
2020 2,458 2,459 2,459 2,472 2,466 2,429 2,462 2,516 2,518 
2030 2,660 2,652 2,652 2,683 2,674 2,619 2,656 2,736 2,726 
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